I work hard most days as a homemaker. I have the house to care for, laundry, dishes, bathroom messes from little boys, never ending dust from living in the country. I have boys to educate and entertain all hours of the day and sometimes during the night. I have dogs that need my attention and now I have adult chickens to care for outside and baby chicks living in my house to care for. I also have to look after myself and make sure that I'm cared for as well and not forgotten with everything else I have to do throughout the days.
But...I have a husband that needs to be cared for too. He works hard for our family too. Every day he wakes early (some days earlier than others) and heads to works. My husband in particular works a hard physical labor job. He works all summer long outside in the humid heat of Oklahoma. It's miserable out there and currently it's only June. By September we will be wishing for June heat again.
My husband needs a healthy breakfast to start off his day. He needs coffee to get him going in the morning. And he needs his wife there to help get him out the door.
I don't know about you but waking up early is not something I love. I'm a night owl by nature. I could stay up to 1 in the morning and sleep until after 10. That's what my natural body clock wants. But instead I'm in bed most night by 10. Well probably 10:30 but my goal is 10. Then I'm up whenever my husband is up. Today he woke me up at 6:15. I had to sneak out of bed to keep from waking Goose who crawled in sometime around 3:30 this morning. I quickly made my way to the bathroom to start my day with clean teeth and read a little Facebook before I had to start moving. Then off to the kitchen to get coffee going and breakfast of eggs and bacon going on the stove.
By taking on this responsibility it allows my husband to sit on the couch and wake up some more for a few more minutes before he starts his day. Once breakfast has been enjoyed he's off. He's unloading his truck from his last job and making sure he has everything he needs for the day. And then he leaves. Today he has to make a two hour drive into Tulsa and another two hour drive the other direction to Wichita Falls tomorrow. But now since I've made the effort to wake up with him and help him get out the door he's ready for the day. He has had the time to wake up stress free and be ready for the day. He's actually a little antsy this morning, as he waits for his brother in law to finish getting ready. Today he has an extra large job and needs help. He's actually cleaning up his side of the couch. Taking dishes to the kitchen and soda cans out to recycling. And now he gets to pace the living room chatting before he goes. And I'm here sitting on the couch listening to whatever he wants to babble on about, work, news, what his week looks like. If I were still in bed he wouldn't be able to pour his thoughts out of his head.
By taking on this responsibility it allows my husband to sit on the couch and wake up some more for a few more minutes before he starts his day. Once breakfast has been enjoyed he's off. He's unloading his truck from his last job and making sure he has everything he needs for the day. And then he leaves. Today he has to make a two hour drive into Tulsa and another two hour drive the other direction to Wichita Falls tomorrow. But now since I've made the effort to wake up with him and help him get out the door he's ready for the day. He has had the time to wake up stress free and be ready for the day. He's actually a little antsy this morning, as he waits for his brother in law to finish getting ready. Today he has an extra large job and needs help. He's actually cleaning up his side of the couch. Taking dishes to the kitchen and soda cans out to recycling. And now he gets to pace the living room chatting before he goes. And I'm here sitting on the couch listening to whatever he wants to babble on about, work, news, what his week looks like. If I were still in bed he wouldn't be able to pour his thoughts out of his head.
I'm an encouragement for him. Waking up and helping him get out the door every morning shows him a little bit of love before he leaves for the day. He knows me and he knows I'd rather sleep until the boys drag me out of bed but that doesn't work for us. He needs me too. It's not all about rhe kids. Marriage is an important part of our lives and we need to know we are loved not only through our words but our actions. The actions I show each morning by dragging myself out of bed and putting on a smile is just one of the ways that I get to show my husband how much I love him.
Do wake up early and help your husband get out the door? What are your actions saying to your husband? How do you show him that you love him?
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